Aug 16, 2025 · Fairbury, IL
Reps: Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $3,400
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) on August 16, 2025 in Fairbury, IL, scoring 347.4400 in a field of 20 teams. Rudes BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 347.4056. Category winners: Chicken — UP FROM THE PITS BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Rudes BBQ (176.5600). This is the 4th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Weez's Groovin' BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 92% of the 616 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
Weez's Groovin' BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
3 of 6 tracked editions
Weez's Groovin' BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 8–9: Skinny Pig BBQ edged Sermerstout BBQ by 0.0228. Chicken places 6–7: Wapatui Smokers edged T.J. D Smokehouse by 0.0232. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Stone Cold Grillers edged Ishy Links BBQ by 0.0688.
UP FROM THE PITS BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Weez's Groovin' BBQ (won 2022, 2024).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Fairbury, IL | Fairbury Fair Grounds | 17 | 337.0972 | SermerStout |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Fairbury, IL | Fairbury Fair Grounds | 20 | 341.1428 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Fairbury, IL | Fairbury Fair Grounds | 32 | 342.8228 | Shmack Q |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Fairbury, IL | Fairbury Fair Grounds | 26 | 354.2628 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2025 ← this one | Fairbury, IL | Fairbury Fair Grounds | 20 | 347.4400 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Fairbury, IL | Fairbury Fair Grounds | 16 | 350.8572 | Wapatui Smokers |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 169.7028 | 164.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.8800 | 166.9144 |
20 entries · top 347.4400 · median 330.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 3 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | T.J. D Smokehouse | |
| 5 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 6 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 7 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 8 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 9 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 10 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 11 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 12 | Slingin' Q | |
| 13 | Rub Sauce & 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 14 | J. R. Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | Brothers Heat 'n Meat | |
| 16 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 17 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 18 | 309 BBQ | |
| 19 | EZ Chew Barbeque | |
| 20 | Whatcha Smokin' |
20 entries · top 180 · median 164.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 4 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 5 | J. R. Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 7 | T.J. D Smokehouse | |
| 8 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 9 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 10 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 11 | Rub Sauce & 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 12 | Brothers Heat 'n Meat | |
| 13 | Slingin' Q | |
| 14 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 15 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 16 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 17 | 309 BBQ | |
| 18 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 19 | Whatcha Smokin' | |
| 20 | EZ Chew Barbeque |
20 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 2 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 3 | T.J. D Smokehouse | |
| 4 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 6 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 7 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 8 | Slingin' Q | |
| 9 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 10 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 11 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 12 | Rub Sauce & 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 13 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | Brothers Heat 'n Meat | |
| 15 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 16 | J. R. Boys BBQ | |
| 17 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 18 | 309 BBQ | |
| 19 | EZ Chew Barbeque | |
| 20 | Whatcha Smokin' |